New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
A TRAITOR IN THE CAMP.
UPRoAR IN THE STATE TRADES ASSEMBLY:
BLOODY NOSES AND BOLD DENUNcIATIoN-xoR
WIND THAN WORK.
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ALBANY, Jan l9.-1he session Of the State
Trades Assembly to-day was eniivened by several
disputes, and at one time riot and the inter-
ventiOn Of the Albany police seemed impending
Samuel Gompers, the head Of the new federasion
of the trades unions in the United States and the
opponent of Rights Of Labor, wac president. n1
quarrel began with the appearance of delegsta
in the morning session who declared that while
passing out from the meeting Of the COMMITTEES
OF Credentials he had with two or three othc1
cral ruffians who were in attendance at the COM
ventiOn, and one old man was maltreated that
the blood flowed. The elderly delegate showed
himself with bloody nose, and said he thought
it was disgrace that q man Of his age should b@
assaulted he had been. President Gompcrs
said:
This is not the first intimation have had
Of members Of the convention being assaulted on
threatened with assault. There are o number Of
men, or rather persons who claim to be men, In
attendance at this convention who are ready ia
resort to assault in order to gain their point.
have been threatened myself not only with
assault but with being shot (derisve laughter)s
That laughing would well befit those who make
these threats and perpetrate these assaults !
am not afraid. l know my duty, and I will not
swerve from the performance Of 1t despite the
threats and the assaults Of those who have come
here to disrupt this convention defy the mos6
brutal assault by the most dastardly cur In tho
State. l will continue to exercise my duties a.
president, and il necessary l will call on tho
authorities Of the city to protect the members o6
this convention in the discharge of their dutiesS
A delegate from New-Yorl< said that he waa
opposed to asking the Mayor or city authorities
for protection. Every delegate to this cOnven-
4 70, ,a hla IN anf
A half dozen delegates were on their feet al
once and said they thought the same thing Ths
threatened disturbance finally died out in talk.
But the report Of the Committee on Credentials
revived it when it recommended the exclusion oe
John j. Juino, the labor agitator, aud others.
minority report recommended the exclusion Oh
John Brophy, of New York. and others Brophys
it is charged, circulated the statement that the
striking moulders Of Rathbone. Sard 4 Co. had
endeavOred to introduce contagious disease lnLo
the foundry while non-u union moulders were en-
ployed there. On this point it was announced
that a committee Of the State Iron Mouldery AZ
socation was in attendance and desired 10 Dc
heard on behalf of the muoldeIs. Permission was
accorded and the committee OF two stepped upon
the platform. The spokesman said:
brothers Of the Convention: l am here on
behalf OF the Iron MouIders' Association Of the
l
| adoraed by our association this morning. YOU
are here to legslate for the benefit OF the work@
ingmen, and yet you have permitted to come
among you traitor and informer-"
| At this strong language half the members On
the convention arose to their feet and loud
murmurs were heard from every part OF the
| room The moulder was undismayed. lie contin'
ued:
| "Ycs I say to you, brothers, you have by your
| voice permitted to sit among you a scab. no. not
scab, something meaner and more dastardly than o
sci,b-a low, miserable. desplcahlc tfaitor anu IN
| former. That traitor is
| But the moulder said no more "a storm OF ragd
and indignation swept through the hall. score
Of brawny men pressed forward 10 the platform
with blazing eyes and set faces. The dozen
women present turned white and gaspcd with ex-
ctement 1t looked for the moment as II thd
bold moulder would be handled unmerifully, bu0
President Gompcrss voice was heard above tho
roar and he sounded on the desk with an energy
that threatened destruction.
"Name,7 name; "order,7 "orler and "foH
shame broke FORTH and finally the tumult SUBJ
sided only to be renewed a moment later when
the moulder reiterated his denunciation Of "thc
traitor and informer. Finally he said that IL
the assembly would not permit him to perform
his mission and protest against the action OF the
convention he would withdraw. The report on
tho Committee on Credentials hal not been fully
disposed of at the hour of adjournment. but thd
assembly seems to be controlled by Gompers by
small majority.